2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB SUV climate control

Wi
ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 154
Mir rors ........................................................ 158 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 161 161
Overview of climate control systems ............ 161
Operating the climate control system .......... 162 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 167 167
Driving ........................................................1 67
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .179
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .182
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 86
Re fuelling .................................................... 186
Pa rking .......................................................1 92
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 199
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .251
Bicycle rack function ................................... 255
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 257 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 258 258
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 258
Overview of instrument display .................... 259
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 260
Operating the on-board computer ................2 60
Overview of displa ysinthe inst rument
display ........................................................ 262
Head-up display .......................................... 262 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .265
265
Overview and operation ............................... 265
System settings .......................................... 274
Na vigation .................................................. .278
Te lephone ................................................... 287
Mercedes me app ....................................... 290
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 299
Ra dio & media ............................................ .306
Sound settings ............................................ 311 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 312 312
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 312
Engine compartment ................................... 313 Cleaning and care ....................................... 319 Br
Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 328 328
Emer gency .................................................. 328
Flat tyre ...................................................... 330
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 336
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 341
Electrical fuses ............................................ 345 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 349 349
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 349
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .349
No tes on snow chains ................................. 349
Ty re pressure .............................................. 350
Wheel change ............................................. 354
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .364 T T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 368 368
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 368
On-board electronics ................................... 368
Re gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 370 Con
tents
3 3

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
184
2 Combination switch →
144
3 Instrument displ ay →
259
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
182
5 ü Start/stop but ton →
168
è ECO start/s top function →
178
6 Media display →
265
7 Climate control systems →
162
8 £ Hazard warning light system →
145
9 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
52
A Glovecompartment →
122
B Stow age compartment →
122
C Cup holder
D 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
265
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
265 E
z Calls up navigation →
267
F | Calls up radio or media →
267
G % Calls up thete lephone →
267
H ß Calls up favo urites →
267
I y Calls up vehicle functions →
267
J c Active Parking Assist →
247
K DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
180
L Touchpad →
267
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
260
N Adjusts the steering wheel →
115
O ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
116
P Control panel:
On-board computer →
260
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
210
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
214
Q Diagnostics connection →
35 At
a glance – Cockpit
7
7

Conv
Conv
enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services These data
for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system. This integ
ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. Online ser Online ser
vices
vices W
W
ir
ireless ne
eless ne tw
twor
ork connection
k connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connection,
it enables data tobe exch anged between your
ve hicle and additional systems. The wireless net-
wo rkconnection is made possible bytheve hicle's
ow n transmitter and receiver or bya mobile end
device that you ha vebrought into theve hicle, for
ex ample, a smartphone. Online functions can be
used via the wireless network connection. This
includes online services and applications/apps
pr ov ided toyouby the manufacturer or by other
pr ov iders. 40 40
General no
tes

Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol In order
forth e air conditioning system, monitor-
ing of the pollution le vel and air /lt ration tofunc-
tion co rrectl y,an interior air /lter must alw ays be
used. Make sure that the /lter is installed cor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with sta-
tionary heater (e xample)
1 q Setsthete mp erature on the driver's
side
2 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
operating unit with stationary heater: A
calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: _setsthe air
distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 Ã Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 162) 5
¬ Demisting the windscreen
6 ¤ Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
7 g Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 163)
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater):
¿ switches A/C function on/o.
(/ page 162)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): Á
switches A/C function on/o. (/ page 162)
Switches residual heat on/o. (/ page 163)
9 Vehicles with THERM ATIC or THERM OTRO NIC
control panel with stationary heater: &
swit ches stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 164)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
without stationary heater: 0switches syn-
ch ronisation on/o. (/ page 163) Climate cont
rol
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161

A
Vehicles with THERM ATIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): _sets
th e air distribution
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC operating unit
(with/wi thout stationary heater): q
adjusts temp erature on front passenger side Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button.
If climate control is switched o., the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the¿/Á button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y.
Calling up t
Calling up t he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press theA button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Select A/C. Se Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press theà button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h t o manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe_ or
à button.
In automatic mode, you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. 162
162
Climate control

Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 162). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distribution options can be selec-
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate cont rolfo rth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The ¯ climatecont rolfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation functiononisation function on/o.
on/o. via
via
t
t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelClimate control can be set centrally using
the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be adop
ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate cont rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-r ecir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing r
hing r esidual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is par ked.
% Only vehicles with a diesel engine can use
re sidual heat. Climate cont
rol
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It is possible
tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes, depending on thete mp era-
ture set. #
T To activ o activ at
ate:
e: press the Á button.
Re sidual heat will be switched o. automaticall y.S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation S
S
t
tationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation function
entilation function
% The following function is equipment-depend-
ent.
R The air inside theve hicle is heated or ventila-
te dto the set temp erature.
R The air inside theve hicle cann otbe cooled
down to temperatures below the outside tem-
perature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventilation
mode automatically switches toheating mode
or heating mode automatically switches to
ve ntilation mode. The stationary hea
ter and theex haust gas outl et
are situated in front of theright-hand front wheel.
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he st
he stationar
ationar y heat
y heater/v
er/ventilation
entilation on/o.
on/o.
via t
via t he oper
he oper ating unit
ating unit &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injury due topoison-
ous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or su1cient ventila-
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi-
cle. This is the case in enclosed spaces or if
th eve hicle gets stuck in sno w,forex ample. #
Always switch the stationary heater o. in
enclosed spaces without an air extrac-
tion system, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
ve hicle or the stationary heater is run-
ning. #
Open a wind owonthe side of theve hicle
fa cing away from the wind toensure an
adequate supply of fresh air. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re due tohot station-
ary heater components and exhaust gases
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
When the stationary heater is switched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with 0ammable materials.
R theex haust gas can 0ow out of the
stationa ryheater exhaust pipe unhin-
dered.
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with 0ammable materials. *
N
NOOTE
TE Bat tery dischar gecaused bysta-
tionar y heater or stationaryventilation
ope ration Operating
the stationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
ATer heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. 164
164
Climate control

To
guarantee the 0ow of fresh air thro ugh the air
ve nts into theve hicle interior, comply with thefo l-
lowing:
R Alwayske ep theve nts and ventilation grilles in
th eve hicle interior clear.
R Keep the air inlet free of residue build-up
(/ page 319). #
T
To open or close:
o open or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
cent reand turn it tothe leT (open) or right
(closed) as far as it will go. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the
he air0ow
air0ow dir
direction:
ection: hold air vent 1 in
th e centre and mo veit up or down or tothe
leT or right. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he r
he rear air v
ear air v ents
ents #
T
T o open or close:
o open or close: hold airvent 1 inthe
cent reand turn it tothe leT or right as far as it
will go. #
T
T o se
o se t t
t the
he air0ow
air0ow dir
direction:
ection: hold air vent 1 in
th e centre and mo veit up or down or tothe
leT or right. 166
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Climate control